Police union criticizes arrest of Lawrence officer

1:26 PM,
Dec. 12, 2012

Gabriel Slaybaugh.

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Members of a police union pledged support this week for a Lawrence officer facing criminal charges in connection with his use of force in an Aug. 25 arrest of a shoplifting suspect

Earlier this month, the Marion County prosecutor's office filed charges of battery and official misconduct against Officer Gabriel Slaybaugh.

According to a police report, Lawrence police officer Jon Clark and his police dog stopped a shop-lifting suspect named Robert Reidling in the parking lot of Wal-Mart Supercenter, 10735 Pendleton Pike. Reidling refused commands to get on the ground, the report says, and ...